Welcome | Minority Resources

Welcome to Union's Minority Student Resources

The Minority Student Resources web site is designed to offer guidance, information, and resources to racial/ethnic minority students enrolled at Union University.

Upcoming Events

Academic Excellence:

Mosaic Study Groups
Mondays, 5-8 pm, Hundley Center
Minority Scholars Academic Support Appointments with Assistant Dean Taylor
Upon request. Contact jtaylor@uu.edu or call 731.661.5316.
Mosaic Partnerships with Academic Departments/Initiatives, Dates/Times TBA throughout the Academic Year
Last year Mosaic partnered on the Economic Summit with the McAfee School of Business and on James Cherry (NAACP Image Award Nominee) Poetry Reading with the Department of English

Servant Leadership/Community Service:

Local Missions: Mission Convalescent Home
Wed., November 4, 8-2 pm
International Missions: 2009-2010 Project TBA

Spiritual Development:

Mosaic Gospel Choir
Rehearsals held each Monday, 10:00-10:50 am, Penick Bldg., D-3
Mosaic Women's Bible Study
Thursdays, 8 pm, in Mandisa's (Chairman) Residence Complex!
TGIFriday's: Men of Mosaic
Fridays, 11:30 am, Student Dining Hall
Join the Men of Mosaic for Mentorship Opportunities with Matthew Marshall (Co-advisor)!

Culturally Unifying Events

Faith in Practice Weekends, Saturday, Sept. 26th and other select Saturdays throughout the remainder of the semester
This event will be a time for fellowship as we eat pizza together and watch a culturally/spiritually-relevant movie. Following the movie, there will be a brief discussion about the relevance of this film both culturally and spiritually.
Mosaic Unity
Wear Your Mosaic T-shirt and join our members for great evenings of fellowship and unifying, intercultural experiences. Sports, Movies, Bowling, etc. are just some of the things Mosaic Members enjoy together! Unity Dates TBA.

Communication

General Membership Meetings Scheduled for Each Month, Dates/Times TBA
Executive Office Meetings Scheduled bi-weekly, Dates/Times TBA
Join the MOSAIC FACEBOOK group to keep up with all things Mosaic!
Check out Flickr to see what Mosaic is doing @ Union! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosaicunity

A Message from the Assistant Dean

Jacqueline Taylor Welcome to the Minority Student Resources web site. I am a two-time graduate of Union University, and I am pleased to be a primary contact for African American and racial/ethnic minority students. In cooperation with the Minority Student Support Network (MSSN), I work to help you answer many questions concerning academic and career success at Union. I can help you with pursuing positive efforts which will foster student development in regards to (intercultural competency, i.e., diversity, racial reconciliation, etc.) Additionally as Career Director for the University, I enjoy helping students understand more clearly who God has made them to be and seeks to assist them in discovering the opportunities in this world to live out their uniqueness.

Below are specific areas of expertise where I try to provide support to you:

Goal Setting (academic and career)
Developing a Career Plan
Job Search (networking, job shadowing, internships, part- and full-time career opportunities)
Open Communication with Professors, Staff, and Students
Conflict Resolution
Life Vision and Responsibility
Balancing Work, Education, and Family
Personality Testing
Career Counseling / Coaching
Graduate School Preparation and Advising
Academic Counseling for minority students (positive communication techniques/academic responsibility)
Financial Aid: Committee Chair of the African American Scholarship Committee
Financial Aid: Administration of Servant Leadership Award through the Career Services Office
Student liaison in cooperation with the Minority Student Support Network (MSSN).

Ultimately, the office of the Assistant Dean is an advocate for the social, emotional, academic, and spiritual growth of racial/ethnic minority students of color.

A Word from the President

David S. Dockery Dear Friends,

This website has been designed to assist Union University minority students in a variety of ways. Mrs. Jacqueline Taylor has provided wonderful leadership in the development of this site. She also serves as chair of the University Minority Task Team, who along with the Intercultural Competencies Committee, chaired by Professor Roland Porter, have helped move the University forward in our Union 2010 commitments.

The Union 2010 planning document states that the University will seek to nurture an ongoing commitment to the Great commandment, which compels our community to recognize that a love for God requires a love for all humanity. A follow-up goal states that the University will create a climate that fosters the development of intercultural competencies in faculty, staff, and students.

The establishment of this website is another positive step as we seek to be faithful to these goals. I pray that God will help us all as we seek to live out the implications of the words of Jesus in the Great Commandment on a daily basis on the Union University campus.

Faithfully,
David S. Dockery, President